Clifford Eugene Koroll (born October 1, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1980. He played in two Stanley Cup Finals with the Black Hawks (1971 and 1973).

Cliff Koroll
Born (1946-10-01) October 1, 1946 (age 78)
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1969–1980

Playing career

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After earning all-WCHA honours at the University of Denver in 1968, Koroll signed an NHL contract and played his entire National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks.[1] He then became as assistant coach for the Blackhawks for six seasons (1980–1984 and 1985–1987). In the 1984–85 season he served as head coach for the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League.

Koroll served as president of the Chicago Blackhawks Alumni Association.[2] On October 19, 2006 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame at his alma mater, the University of Denver.[3] He was also inducted into the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame. In the summer of 2015, he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall Of Fame.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1965–66 University of Denver WCHA 32 21 10 31 23
1966–67 University of Denver WCHA 25 18 19 37 34
1967–68 University of Denver WCHA 34 18 22 40 55
1968–69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 67 28 34 62 50 11 2 8 10 15
1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 73 18 19 37 44 8 1 4 5 9
1970–71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 72 16 34 50 85 18 7 9 16 18
1971–72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 22 23 45 51 8 0 0 0 11
1972–73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 77 33 24 57 38 16 4 6 10 6
1973–74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 78 21 25 46 32 11 2 5 7 13
1974–75 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 27 32 59 27 8 3 5 8 8
1975–76 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 25 33 58 29 4 1 0 1 0
1976–77 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 15 26 41 25 2 0 0 0 0
1977–78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 73 16 15 31 19 4 1 0 1 0
1978–79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 78 12 19 31 20 4 0 0 0 0
1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 3 4 7 6 2 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 814 208 254 462 376 85 19 29 48 67

Awards and honours

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Award Year
All-WCHA Second team 1967–68

References

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  1. ^ "Cliff Koroll player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  2. ^ Wittenberg, Harvey (2010-01-05). "Unsung Hawks: Cliff Koroll". Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Club. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  3. ^ "University of Denver Announces Inductees to Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2003". University of Denver. 2003-07-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
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